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Sphaerophthalmus flagellifer

Artiopoda - Olenida - Olenidae

Taxonomy
Sphaerophthalmus flagellifer was named by Angelin (1854). Its type specimen is SGU5510, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ctenopyge flagellifera by Westergård (1922); it was recombined as Ctenopyge (Eoctenopyge) flagellifera by Henningsmoen (1957).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. major

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Sphaerophthalmus flagellifer Angelin p. 49 figs. pl. 26, fig. 7
1922Ctenopyge flagellifera Westergård p. 153
1957Ctenopyge (Eoctenopyge) flagellifera Henningsmoen p. 189 figs. pl. 2, fig. 17, pl. 5, pl. 18 figs. 1-4
2012Sphaerophthalmus flagellifer Høyberget and Bruton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderOlenida
familyOlenidaeBurmeister 1843
subfamilyLeptoplastinaeAngelin 1854
genusSphaerophthalmusAngelin 1854
speciesflagelliferAngelin 1854

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-06-11 18:16:45
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:27:27
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Merioneth or 497.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Sweden (Östergötland) Ctenopyge flagellifera (191157)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Oslo-Asker) Sphaerophthalmus flagellifer (190337 190340)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Røyken) Sphaerophthalmus flagellifer (190320 190335)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Norway (Oslo Asker) Sphaerophthalmus flagellifer (190289 190290)